Sharing coastal knowledge within Europe: ENCORA and the Coastal Wiki
Dronkers, J.; Chadwick, A.J.; Jackson, J.E.; Villars, N. (2009). Sharing coastal knowledge within Europe: ENCORA and the Coastal Wiki, in: McKee Smith, J. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2008, Hamburg, Germany, 31 August to 5 September 2008. pp. 4078-4089 In: McKee Smith, J. (Ed.) (2009). Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2008, Hamburg, Germany, 31 August to 5 September 2008. World Scientific: Hackensack, NJ (USA). ISBN 978-981-4277-36-5. 5 vol. pp., more |
| Authors | | Top | - Dronkers, J.
- Chadwick, A.J.
- Jackson, J.E.
- Villars, N.
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| Abstract | Europe's coastal zones face increasing development, human occupation and resource exploitation; vulnerability to extreme events is aggravated by sea level rise and other impacts of climate change. The development of adequate responses is hindered by the existing institutional fragmentation. New structures and tools for communication, cooperation and research are needed. The European Network for Coastal Research, ENCORA, has taken up this challenge through the development of a number of networking services and tools for sharing knowledge and experience. A major tool is the Coastal Wiki, an Internet based professional coastal encyclopedia. In this paper a brief summary is presented. |
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